Othello Tunnels are located in Coquihalla Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. Built in 1914 the tunnels were part of the railway line to link the Kootenay Region with the British Columbia Coast. Since its shutdown parts of the route, especially the tunnels, are popular tourist destinations. Popular movies such as Rambo […]
Lake Louise is named after Princess Louise Carolina Alberta and was named before Lake of the little Fishes by the First Nations People. Lake Louise is a glacial lake and is situated in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The building on the eastern shore is The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise.
Horseshoe Bay is a small village in West Vancouver. It counts at about 1.000 permanent residents and its harbour is home of a major BC Ferry terminal. As it is also the starting point of the Sea to the Sky Highway it is often described as the gateway to explore […]
Maligne Lake is situated in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. It is known for its magnificent colour and the glaciers around it. An idyllic boathouse gives it that certain extra. Maligne Lake measures on its surface 19,71 square kilometres and is fed by the Maligne River. With Spirit Island, the […]
Spotted Lake is everything but a normal lake. It is highly concentrated with various minerals and when most of the lakes’ water evaporates during the summer the colourful mineral deposits are revealed. One can find Spotted Lake northwest of Osoyoos, Canada.
Similkameen Valley lies out on the edge of the Thompson-Okanagan region of British Columbia, just above the US border and Similkameen River is its vital line. Small towns, ranches and wineries are the trademarks next to its unique nature. At about 200 kilometres long there is enough to discover and […]
Turquoise-coloured water, nestled between mountains and a glacier as its backdrop. Sounds like a very scenic lake and it actually is. One can find Garibaldi Lake south of Whistler within Garibaldi Provincial Park. Its surface is about nearly 1.500 metres above sea level and its depth measures nearly 260 metres.
Icefields Parkway is also known as Highway 93. It travels through Jasper National Park and Banff Nationalpark. It is 230 kilometres long and was completed in 1940. So one can imagine that there is so much to see just driving down this magnificent road. And if the weather does a […]
There are hikes which demand great efforts to reward one with a waterfall, majestic turquoise lakes and a great view over the area. However, there is also a short walk up to Grassi Lakes and it includes all the great things mentioned before. The Upper and Lower Grassi Lakes lie at […]